Tutto A Te Mi Guida
Chapter 3- Someday
Disclaimers: Standard RK disclaimers apply. I'm a good kid, please don't sue.
Jo-chan: (waves) Oi minna! Anyway, time would go swiftly in this particular fic. In the last chapter, Misao brings out her father's kodachis and cuts off her hair. This next chapter takes place after a whole month. Ja minna, please read and review!
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A silver arc danced into the air.
Misao was nimbly performing her katas, a series of movements as she trained with her kodachis. It has been a month now, with a few days more give and take. Sweat dropped into her eyes and with an impatient gesture, Misao wipes it away, stopping her furious movements.
A sound of clapping brought her head up quickly and even though she was weary, an excited smile lighted her face when she saw who it was.
"Himura! Kaoru-san!" she exclaimed as she ran over to the end of the training hall to meet her friends. Kenshin beamed his closed-eyed smile while Kaoru flashed her a huge smile.
Kenshin bowed politely as he said, "Ohayou gozaimasu Misao-dono." Misao smacked him playfully, unaware that her strength has increased in the last month rendering Kenshin into an oro-eyed state. "Maa, maa. Himura, you haven't changed at all!" said Misao as she turned to Kaoru.
Kaoru smiled at her understandingly and quietly asked, "How're you doing Misao-chan? I see you've changed since our last meeting." Misao's smile slipped a bit as she forced a lightness in her tone.
She met Kaoru's eyes head-on, with a seriousness that never was there before. "People change Kaoru-san. It wasn't pleasant but I did change a bit," she answered. A huge hand placed on top of her head, making a vein start ticking in her head. Without looking she can already tell who it was.
"Oi weasel, I see you've gained a few curves to go along with your change," said Sanosuke with a devilish grin as Misao turned in a lightning fast motion and walloped the daylights out of Sano. "Hentai!" she shrieked as her fist connected solidly on Sano.
Megumi then poked her head in, fox-ears drooping slightly as she gazed at Sano's devastated figure. "Sigh, weasel-girl, you never let me rest with all these wounds you keep inflicting," she sighed as she stepped inside the training hall.
"Who're you calling weasel-girl, fox-lady?" shouted Misao threateningly as she gestured extravagantly with her kodachi. Yahiko popped up beside Megumi, covering his ears at Megumi's 'ohohohohoho' laughter. "Geez, weasel, you're as dense as busu sometimes," muttered Yahiko as he shook his head at the carcass that was once Sano.
"Who're you calling busu Yahiko-chan?!"
"Who're you calling weasel brat?!"
A loud crash reverberated around Aioya as Okina shook his head in dismay and joy. "Yare, yare. They're really back."
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Aoshi was reading in the upper deck chair when a slight shadow blocked the sun from his book. With a scowl, he looked up to see Soledad smiling down at him with an idiotic smile similar to Misao when she's trying to coax him into doing something.
"Nani?" he asked in a resigned tone of voice. Soledad's smile widened as she plopped down on the opposite deck chair next to Aoshi. She shrugged innocently as she said, "We're heading towards Spain now Aoshi."
Aoshi shrugged dismissively, wondering why the heck he got on an around the world cruise. He made a resolution to stop and settle down on his next destination. He can't handle another moment of Soledad's genkiness.
He eyes honed on the ring she kept twisting around her finger. It was a family signet ring, with a sapphire engraved in the center. Soledad noticed his look as she shrugged and took off her ring to show it to him, "It's beautiful isn't it?" she said before slipping it back on, her brown eyes shadowed by memories.
Wisely, Aoshi kept silent, still wondering why the ring seemed vaguely familiar. "Hai, Sol-san. It's very beautiful," he remarked before turning his eyes back to his book. Soledad sighed in frustration before she got up. "Just my luck! I'm friends with another overly silent man! It must be my destiny!" she muttered before getting up to leave.
Aoshi looked quizzically at her departing back. He shrugged and went back to his book.
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"Onegai Misao-chan! Please come with us!" said Kaoru over dinner even while fighting with Yahiko over an origiri. Misao sweat-dropped as she gazed at the havoc two bottomless pits for a stomach Yahiko and Sano were wrecking at the restaurant.
"Kaoru-san, I'm very busy with the--" started Misao before Omasu piped up in an enthusiastic tone of voice, "Iie Misao. Okon and I have handled the paperwork when you went off to finish the Kasuki case."
Misao shot Omasu a dirty look as she turned back to face Kaoru's hopeful gaze. "Demo-- Kaoru-san, what would I do on vacation? The only language I know other than Japanese is English, I wouldn't know what to do!" complained Misao.
Yahiko bapped Misao on her head. "Baka! You shouldn't refuse free vacations if it was offered to you!" he said loftily ignoring the scary expression on Misao's face. "You idiot!" screamed Misao launching herself at Yahiko and punching him silly.
Kenshin then cleared his throat, momentarily capturing the attention of the two combatants. "Ano Misao-dono, Sessha thinks you should come. You deserve a long break de gozaru yo. Besides, think how fun it would be, we wanted to share this around the world trip prize with you," he said calmly as Misao flushed.
Misao looked at everybody's expectant faces. She sweat-dropped when she saw Jiya lift a sign that read, 'Go for it my angel'. She sighed, giving in to the inevitable. "Aa. I'll go with you minna," she said amidst the whooping laughter of Kaoru and Yahiko's taunts.
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Kaoru was dressed in a loose sleeping gi as she settled in her futon in Misao's room. Their hairs were loosened and in almost identical clothes, both girls bore an uncanny resemblance.
Kaoru sighed as she watched Misao brush her hair. "You had such beautiful hair Misao-chan, why did you cut it?" she asked observing the shadows in the younger girl's eyes.
Misao's shoulders stiffened before she resumed brushing her hair. " I had to let go of the past," answered Misao simply as Kaoru's eyes shone with understanding. Walking over to Misao's futon, Kaoru covered Misao's hand with one of her own.
Quietly, Kaoru said, "The pain will ease Misao." Misao met Kaoru's eyes with her own dry-eyed gaze. A long look of acceptance passed between them. "I know," whispered Misao before turning away to lie down on her futon.
Their room was plunged into darkness and when the night was completely still, a soft female voice whispered.
"Someday..." whispered Misao.
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Author's Notes:
Hey minna! I kept writing at irregular intervals, gomen! I hope you don' find my story confusing, a have a plot outlined but the chapters are not exactly clear yet. Sigh, pre-readers onegai? There, I cleared that out. Gomen minna. I hope you guys read and review my story. Thanks! Please pre-readers anyone?